National Film Registry Adds ‘The Dark Knight’, ‘Grease’, ‘Shrek’, ‘Blues Brothers’, ‘Hurt Locker’, ‘Sweet Sweetback’ & More

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorCinematographer Dariusz Wolski would love it if people could see his latest film, the Tom Hanks Western “News of the World,” on the big screen as it was intended.But although Universal will carry out a limited theatrical release starting on Christmas Day, he realizes Academy voters and critics group members will probably consume the film at home on their laptops or TVs.So he thinks Christopher Nolan’s recent criticism of WarnerMedia sending most of its slate to HBO

Most of us were thrown off when Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan announced a “Tenet” promotion within the popular battle royale video game “Fortnite.” The idea felt a little “How Do You Do Fellow Kids?” scene from “30 Rock“; seemingly a way to give his upcoming sci-fi action film some marketing exposure to a younger demographic that could support the movie.

Naman Ramachandran India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced the merger of four of its film media units, Films Division, Directorate of Film Festivals, National Film Archives, and Children’s Film Society, with the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).The NFDC will now carry out all the functions that were being performed by the separate film units, as a single entity.

Christopher Nolan’s time-bending epic Tenet debuts at Number 1 on the final Official Film Chart of 2020.

The National Film Board of Canada is pulling “An Inconvenient Indian” from “active distribution” following an apology from the documentary’s director, Michelle Latimer, over questions regarding her Indigenous heritage.

The National Film Board of Canada announced Tuesday that it will withdraw Michelle Latimer’s documentary Inconvenient Indian from “active distribution.”

The Recording Academy knows when to hold ’em, where it’s fun to stay and that there’s a choice we’re making. Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler,” Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” and USA for Africa’s benefit single “We Are the World” are among the 29 songs and albums added to the Grammy Hall of Fame today.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterIrvine’s answer to the Blues Brothers, the Shoes Bros, are celebrating Christmas with another festive offering.Firm friends the Rev Neil Urquhart and Father Willie Boyd  have released a short film, which takes the form of a Zoom call with a difference, culminating in their Christmas single ‘Don’t Worry About A Thing!’ and a light-sabre joust between ‘Master Obi-Neil’ and ‘Darth Willie’.Said the Rev

Drake adorably put a blue durag on his 3-year-old son Adonis’ head on Thursday, December 17.In the two photos posted to the rapper’s Instagram Story, he stood over his little one smiling while Adonis sat on a bed. The Degrassi alum tied the durag in the back and then the front.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films has nabbed North American rights to South African Oliver Hermanus’ “Moffie,” a queer war film that is set against the backdrop of a South African border war. The indie studio will release the film in April 2021.Hermanus directs the film and adapted the story from André Carl van der Merwe’s autobiographical 2006 novel with Jack Sidey.

LOS ANGELES -- This year's inductees into the National Film Registry include a record number of female directors and filmmakers of color as well as a new crop of movies ranging from a silent short film thriller, classic musicals and an acclaimed Batman film.The Library of Congress announced Monday that films including “The Dark Knight,” “Suspense,” musicals “Grease” and “The Blues Brothers” along with Sidney Poitier’s Oscar-winning performance in “Lilies of the Field” are among the 25 movies

Of the big stories of 2020 (and we all know there are plenty of big stories), the film industry kept following the Christopher Nolan Saga this summer as we all anxiously awaited news on when we might see “Tenet.” Delay after delay, reports of Nolan forcing WB to release it too early in theaters, and the film “bombing” at the box office have been news fodder for months now.

The Dark Knight, Grease, and Shrek are among the 25 films inducted into the U.S. National Film Registry this year (2020).Each year, 25 films released more than ten years ago are selected by officials from America’s Library of Congress to be added to the registry for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically” important.This year’s list was released on Monday (December 14, 2020), with The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan “honoured” by his film’s inclusion.“This is not only a great

The Dark Knight, A Clockwork Orange, Lilies of the Field, The Joy Luck Club and films directed by Ida Lupino and Kathryn Bigelow — two of a record-breaking nine helmed by women — are among the latest cinematic jewels chosen for the Library of Congress' National Film Registry, it was announced Monday.

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Twenty-five films, including “The Dark Knight” and “The Blues Brothers,” have been selected to join the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry for 2020.

Unlike the Oscars or other annual awards, being selected by the Library of Congress as one of the 25 films picked to join the National Film Registry is on a whole different level. By being chosen, a film is given the honor of being deemed one of the most influential and important films to ever be released.

Dave McNary Film Reporter“The Dark Knight,” “Shrek,” “Grease,” “The Blues Brothers,” “Lillies of the Field,” “The Hurt Locker,” “A Clockwork Orange,” “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Man With the Golden Arm” are among this year’s additions to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.“This is not only a great honor for all of us who worked on ‘The Dark Knight,’ this is also a tribute to all of the amazing artists and writers who have worked on the great mythology of Batman over the

Every director has one big project that never materialized but still serves for interesting thought experiments, from Darren Aronofsky‘s “Batman: Year One,” Stanley Kubrick‘s “Napoleon,” to Guillermo del Toro‘s hundred different passion projects (but really, especially “At the Mountains of Madness“). Despite his very successful career with practically blank check status, there is one film Christopher Nolan has never been able to do, a Howard Hughes Biopic.